Yall know I’m nothing short of obsessed with The Pioneer Woman! One Saturday while procrastinating with my grad school homework, I was trolling her site looking at old recipes and stumbled across her recipe for apple dumplings. I had something similar at our state fair and wanted to make them at home. I also knew I didn’t want to spend the time making my own dough so I knew this recipe was for me. Also, everything Pioneer Woman makes is fabulous so I knew she wouldn’t let me down! AND its apple season! Do you really need any more reasons to make this recipe?

I did make a few changes to the recipe after making these a time or two (or five – shhhh!). I usually just make a smaller batch with just one apple – this recipe is just better hot out of the oven. I also think using larger apples work best so there is a more apple to dough ratio. I cut down on the amount of sugar and soda as they were a bit too sweet and a little too soft.

Easy Apple Dumplings

Ingredients

– 1 large apple, peeled, cored, and cut into 8 pieces
– 1 can of crescent rolls
– 1 stick of butter
– 2/3 cup of sugar
– 1 tsp vanilla
– cinnamon to taste
– 1/2 cup of mountain dew

Directions

Roll each piece of apple inside a crescent roll piece. Place in a greased 9×9 casserole dish.

In a small sauce-pot on the stove, melt the stick of butter. Take off the heat and stir in the sugar and vanilla until combined. Pour the butter-sugar mixture over the dumplings and sprinkle with plenty of cinnamon. Pour the mountain dew along the middle and around the edges of the dumplings, careful not to get any on top of them.

Bake at 350° for about 30 minutes, or until the apples are cooked and the tops of the dumplings are browned.

Serve warm with vanilla ice cream and enjoy!

Much Love,
M